248 recorded events, 1972–2026, from 12 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 95 311 service requests, 89 HPD housing violations, 17 DOB complaints.
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A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 99% of 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 1-5-unit residential buildings is 0 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 355.6. In ZIP 11214, 75% of residential buildings hold an A and 3% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 699,345 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 84 total — 32 class C (immediately hazardous), 30 class B, 22 class A. Oldest open since 1984-11-07. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
7 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2025–26: 7).
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
$2,500 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.
22 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Consumer Complaint (6) · Illegal Parking (3) · Dumpster Complaint (2) · Dirty Condition (2) · HEAT/HOT WATER (2) · Derelict Vehicles (2).
No permitted work with a declared cost filed in the last decade. Permit costs cover filed construction work only — they do not capture routine maintenance or repairs done without a permit.
| Yes | Built before 1974 (1931) |
| No | Six or more residential units (5) |
| No | 421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll |
1 of 3 signals present. Only a partial profile — stabilization is possible but less likely. The definitive answer for any unit: request its rent history from NYS Homes & Community Renewal (free, at hcr.ny.gov).
| Registered owner(s) | JACK KURTZ |
| Last registered | 2011-01-19 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $323,200 | $145,440 |
| 2026 | $388,000 | $174,600 |
| 2027 | $466,000 | $209,700 |
The city's market estimate has risen 44% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
In the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary flood maps) — lenders typically require flood insurance here.
Hurricane evacuation zone 2 of 6 — zone 1 evacuates first.
Not in the city's stormwater (cloudburst) flood maps under any modeled scenario.
No street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints on record at this address.
Sources: FEMA flood maps (coastal), NYC DEP Stormwater Flood Maps (cloudburst), NYC hurricane evacuation zones, and 311 records for this address.
| Subway | Bay 50 St — D · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: none Coney Island-Stillwell Av — D F N Q · 0.7 mi straight-line (about a 17-minute walk) · station accessibility: full |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Cropsey Av / Bay 49 St — B82 X28 X38 · 450 ft |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 212 Lady Deborah Moody Middle: I.S. 281 Joseph B Cavallaro. Confirm with the DOE's school search. |
Distances are straight-line, not walking routes. Transit locations from the MTA and Citi Bike, bike facilities from NYC DOT, school zones from the DOE's 2024–25 maps.
2855 Cropsey Avenue
| Heat or hot water | Heat or hot water |
| Apartment maintenance | Apartment maintenance |
| Bed bugs | Bed bugs |
| Residential pests | Residential pests |
| Rats or mice | Rats or mice |
| Anything else | Anything else |
22 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 2 of them about heat or hot water.
311 will ask for the address, the apartment if the problem is inside, and what's wrong. Contact details are optional for most complaints; food-poisoning reports can be anonymous. Complaints appear in the city's public 311 data, usually within a day or two, and then in the Live from 311 box on this page.
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $150,000 on 1998-08-28 (lender: Danza, Edward and Danza, Gaetano). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998-08-28 | Mortgage $150,000 — from KURTZ, JACK to DANZA, THERESA; DANZA, GAETANO; DANZA, EDWARD | $150,000 | |
| 1982-12-29 | Mortgage $4,200,000 — from WINSTON NETWORK INC; WINSTON NETWORK INC to METROMEDIA INC; METROMEDIA INC | $4,200,000 | |
| 1982-12-29 | Mortgage $4,200,000 — from WINSTON NETWORK INC; WINSTON NETWORK INC to METROMEDIA INC; METROMEDIA INC | $4,200,000 |
| Year | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 13 | 13 |
| 2018 | 2 | 11 | 13 |
| 2019 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2020 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2021 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| 2022 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| 2023 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| 2024 | 1 | 9 | 10 |
| 2025 | 3 | 22 | 25 |
| 2026 | 3 | 31 | 34 |
Every one of the 248 recorded events, 1972–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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